PLEASE FORWARD TO THE DIRECTOR OF YOUR DANCE SCHOOL, COMPANY OR DANCE DEPARTMENT
Carole Valleskey, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, founder and director of the California Dance Institute, an in-school program for low income children, would like to offer to your dance department, school or company a Master Class in the Teaching Techniques of Jacques d’Amboise’s world-renowned National Dance Institute. Workshops given in Los Angeles will run approximately $300. We can negotiate a cost with you if you wish to tailor a longer program for your students or if the travel time is longer than a normal drive around L.A.
California Dance Institute is the newest affiliate of the National Dance Institute (NDI). NDI was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage children and motivate them toward excellence. Many people know of the program through the 1983 Academy Award-winning film “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’.” Established in 2000, and adhering to the NDI philosophy and methodology, CDI has been working to critical acclaim with thousands of children throughout Los Angeles.
In this innovative Master Class format, students participate in movement classes similar to those taught to children in the CDI program, and are thereby introduced to the extraordinary pedagogy that has won the program such acclaim. The fast paced, high energy, performance-oriented teaching style creates an electric atmosphere for learning. Live pianists accompany all classes.
Following the 50-minute movement session, CDI Director Carole Valleskey engages in Q&A with the students. This is a dynamite opportunity for dance students to assess not only movement skills but also the educational and social goals that CDI pursues for K-12 children via in-school and after-school programs. For dance students who hope or expect to teach dance themselves at some point in their careers, the CDI master class is especially valuable for helping them imagine how skills and goals differ depending on the age groups and cultural groups that they might encounter in their own teaching.
The gains are not limited to dance major students: education majors and other students who enjoy moving as part of their day-to-day experience will be easily able to participate in the Master Class. In addition, if desired, the Q & A portion of the Master Class can include information on how to start a nonprofit organization, and participants interested in pursuing an internship with CDI can speak directly with Valleskey at the close of the class.
Please contact Carole at CValleskey@earthlink.net or Elaine Sokoloff at 323 301-8900 if you are interested in this unique opportunity. A syllabus for the class can be mailed or emailed to you by emailing Elaine Sokoloff with your mailing or emailing address. Her email is: ElaineAS@aol.com For references, you may contact Linda Tomko at UC Riverside: linda.tomko@ucr.edu
Carole Valleskey, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, founder and director of the California Dance Institute, an in-school program for low income children, would like to offer to your dance department, school or company a Master Class in the Teaching Techniques of Jacques d’Amboise’s world-renowned National Dance Institute. Workshops given in Los Angeles will run approximately $300. We can negotiate a cost with you if you wish to tailor a longer program for your students or if the travel time is longer than a normal drive around L.A.
California Dance Institute is the newest affiliate of the National Dance Institute (NDI). NDI was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage children and motivate them toward excellence. Many people know of the program through the 1983 Academy Award-winning film “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’.” Established in 2000, and adhering to the NDI philosophy and methodology, CDI has been working to critical acclaim with thousands of children throughout Los Angeles.
In this innovative Master Class format, students participate in movement classes similar to those taught to children in the CDI program, and are thereby introduced to the extraordinary pedagogy that has won the program such acclaim. The fast paced, high energy, performance-oriented teaching style creates an electric atmosphere for learning. Live pianists accompany all classes.
Following the 50-minute movement session, CDI Director Carole Valleskey engages in Q&A with the students. This is a dynamite opportunity for dance students to assess not only movement skills but also the educational and social goals that CDI pursues for K-12 children via in-school and after-school programs. For dance students who hope or expect to teach dance themselves at some point in their careers, the CDI master class is especially valuable for helping them imagine how skills and goals differ depending on the age groups and cultural groups that they might encounter in their own teaching.
The gains are not limited to dance major students: education majors and other students who enjoy moving as part of their day-to-day experience will be easily able to participate in the Master Class. In addition, if desired, the Q & A portion of the Master Class can include information on how to start a nonprofit organization, and participants interested in pursuing an internship with CDI can speak directly with Valleskey at the close of the class.
Please contact Carole at CValleskey@earthlink.net or Elaine Sokoloff at 323 301-8900 if you are interested in this unique opportunity. A syllabus for the class can be mailed or emailed to you by emailing Elaine Sokoloff with your mailing or emailing address. Her email is: ElaineAS@aol.com For references, you may contact Linda Tomko at UC Riverside: linda.tomko@ucr.edu
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